Barcelona edge past Villarreal to go 11 points clear in La Liga

Pedri’s 18th-minute strike gave Barcelona a 1-0 win away at Villarreal on Sunday evening. The results sees Xavi’s side extend the lead to 11 points at the summit of the La Liga standings over reigning Champions Real Madrid, the latter who have a game in hand. Barcelona started the better of two sides and could […]

Villarreal beat Real Madrid 2-1 at home in what was a famous win for the Yellow Submarines on Saturday night. The home side were positive from kickoff, taking their possession-based game to the defending LaLiga champions. Carlo Ancelotti’s side came under real pressure in the opening minutes and could have been a goal down had […]

Madrid (AFP) – Villarreal moved to the top of the fledgling La Liga table as second-half goals from Yeremy Pino and Gerard Moreno secured a 2-0 victory at Atletico Madrid on Sunday. Unai Emery's men opened their season with an impressive 3-0 win at Real Valladolid last weekend but the scalp of Atletico will raise […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona finished 13 points behind La Liga champions Real Madrid after ending their turbulent season with a whimper on Sunday by losing 2-0 at home to Villarreal. Atletico Madrid secured third place by winning 2-1 away at Real Sociedad, retaining their one-point lead over Sevilla, who won 1-0 at home to Athletic […]

On paper, Liverpool holds a clear advantage over Villarreal. After all, Liverpool is the historically dominant side and is contention for the Premier League title. Meanwhile, Villarreal is on the outside looking in for European qualification out of LaLiga. Even their finances are different questions entirely. Liverpool's wage bill exceeds $180 million, and Villarreal pays […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool are on the brink of a third Champions League final in five seasons after breaking Villarreal's resistance to win the first leg of their semi-final 2-0 at Anfield on Wednesday. Two goals in two minutes undid Villarreal boss Unai Emery's defensive game plan as Pervis Estupinan deflected Jordan Henderson's cross into […]

Liverpool (AFP) – David faces Goliath in the Champions League on Wednesday as Villarreal travel to Anfield to meet Liverpool, aiming to derail the Reds' bid for an unprecedented quadruple of trophies. Jurgen Klopp's men, who lifted the League Cup in February, have already won the same number of major honours this season as the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Villarreal captain Dani Parejo said on Tuesday his team are convinced they can spring another surprise and beat Liverpool in the Champions League semi-finals. After knocking out Juventus in the last 16 and Bayern Munich in the quarters, Villarreal are looking to pull off another shock by defeating Liverpool, the six-time European […]

Vila-real (Spain) (AFP) – “I said ‘Where is Villarreal?’” explains Etienne Capoue, who describes it like he was scanning a map of the world and pointing his finger down.  “I was told it was in the sun, just there, next to Valencia. So I said ‘alright, let’s go’.” Capoue’s last two games for Watford were […]

Paris (AFP) – At a time when a clique of super clubs has cemented its grip on the Champions League and the riches that go with it, Villarreal's surprise progress to the semi-finals of Europe's elite competition is to be savoured. The Spaniards followed their stunning victory over Italian giants Juventus in the last 16 […]